ISSUES
Business-immigration group alarmed over DeSantis proposal to repeal in-state tuition for Dreamers
Posted: March 03, 2023
ISSUES
Posted: March 03, 2023
About 40,000 students enrolled in higher education in Florida are considered undocumented, with about 12,000 eligible for DACA and about 28,000 ineligible, according to the Higher Education Immigration Portal. Each year about 5,000 Florida students who do not have permanent legal status graduate from high school in the state. DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, offers young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children temporary protection from deportation and permission to legally work.
Read the full article from NBC News here.